His family hails from Mangalore in south India.

His family hails from Mangalore in south India. Grew up in Mumbai and jumped into real estate at the age of 19 while still in college. Got break when he got an offer to take over an incomplete residential project in Mumbai. Made timely move to expand into Bangalore, cashing in on city's tech boom. Targeted techies with his well-priced apartments. One of his early flagship projects was Purva Park, a complex of 700 apartments in Bangalore. His next big thing is affordable housing for the middle class for which he's formed Provident Housing, a subsidiary. Also has joint venture with Singapore's Keppel Land. His U.S.-educated son Ashish works at the company.